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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



Douglas, to whom he indebted for the identification of the species. Mr. 

 South read a short paper on " British Snake-like Reptiles." 



December 1886. — The President in the chair, the following gentle- 



men were elected members, Mr. F. W. McDonald, Mr. C. A. Briggs, F.E.S., 

 Mr. T. H. Briggs, M.A., F.E.S., Mr. W. L. Distant, F.E.S., Mr. H. Hutchin- 

 son, Mr. J. A. Clark, F.E.S., Mr. G. Skinner, and Mr. C. S. Bouttell. 



Mr. Adye exhibited Sphinx convolvuli taken at Christchurch 1875, and he 

 remarked that although he had been out about 40 nights during the past 

 autumn, he had not seen a single specimen of this species; Mr. Adkin, on 

 behalf of Mrs. Hutchinson, a male specimen of Stauropus fagi, having female 

 antennas ; Mr. Billups, three species of Ichneumonidse, new to Britain, viz. 

 Bassus bizonarius, Gr, taken in his garden at Peckham, May, 1885 ; Errom- 

 enus [Triehocalymma, Foerst,) plebegum, Wolds., taken at Dulwich, June, 

 1885; Perilissus triangulatus, Bridgm., the male from Peckham, and the 

 female from Dulwich, May, 1885 ; Mr. Billups stated he was indebted to his 

 friend Mr. J. B. Bridgman, for the identification of these species, which he 

 had fully described in a paper read before the Entomological Society of 

 London, July 7th, 1886, and printed in the Society's Transactions for 1886. 

 Mr. W. West exhibited eggs of the Emu. 



The Secretary then read the Council's Report, and the Treasurer an abstract 

 of his accounts for 1886. The Election of Officers for 1887 was then pro- 

 ceeded with and resulted as follows : Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President : Mr. 

 R. South, F.E.S., Yice-President; Mr. E. Step, Treasurer; Mr. Chaney^ 

 Librarian; Mr. W. West (Greenwich), Curator; Mr. H. W. Barker, 

 Secretary; and Messrs. T. R. Billups, F.E.S., J. T. Carrington, F.E.S., W. 

 A. Pearce, W. H. Tugwell, J. R. Wellman, W. West, L.D.S., and J. Jenner 

 Weir, F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S., Council.— H. W. Barker, Hon. Secretary. 



HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The meeting of December 2nd was very well attended, the exhibits being 

 principally by Mr. Clark ; a very fine bred series each of A. imitaria, M.gali- 

 ata and A. derivata. Several members mentioned that they had taken H. 

 aurautiana and had seen II. brumata unusually abundant. This being the 

 half-yearly meeting, the business of the Society then commenced with the 

 election of officers for the next six months. Mr. T. Cooke was elected Presi- 

 dent and Mr. Huckett Vice-president. Mr. Anderson, the Secretary, having 

 intimated that he was reluctantly obliged to resign the office of Secretary, on 

 account of pressure of business, Mr. Russell was elected to fill that office, 

 with the assistance of Mr. Anderson, The remaining Officers were re-elected 

 without opposition, 



